'Researching Health is a contemporary text of seminal quality that integrates complex research themes into a coherent and explicit narrative that is equally versed to supporting undergraduate and post graduate research studies' -
Martin Walsh, University of Leeds 'This book is a useful resource for health researchers. Its content reflects an intersection among 1) the steps of the research process (posing a research question to dissemination), 2) the range of research approaches (quantitative, qualitative, mixed) and methods (document review to experimental), and 3) the broad spectrum of topics (biological to socio-political) of relevance to the current local and international healthcare context.
The importance of the fit between the research question and methodology, and of accounting for practical issues is highlighted and illustrated with real examples, inviting researchers to think critically and creatively when designing and implementing studies' -
Souraya Sidani, Ryerson University, Canada
'The second edition of Saks' and Allsop's edited collection builds on the considerable strengths of the first. With revised and additional chapters from a range of expert contributors, and timely examples and exercises throughout, it will continue to be one of my first points of help with thinking about research methods in health - and, I hope, for the students I teach as well' -
Peter Duncan, King's College London
Praise for the first edition:
Mike Saks' and Judith Allsop's Researching Health meets a long-standing need for a high-quality social and medical research methods text which incorporates theoretical knowledge to health issues in a coherent and accessible way' -
Professor Jane Sandall, King's College London
This second edition aims to provide an updated and extended guide to health research methods. New chapters include gender and health research and public health. It does not target any one professional group but considers how health research methods can be applied more generally by researchers, academics, managers, professionals and students. This is a useful book that is clear and accessible for nurses wishing to gain a deeper understanding of research. -- Cathy Hughes * Cancer Nursing Practice *
...The book is well referenced, cross-referenced between chapters and there is a good glossary of terms. Each chapter uses figures, tables, boxes, exercises, case studies, recommended further reading and online reading, which is really useful for lecturers and students. The Companion Website is also an excellent resource to further enhance knowledge and understanding... -- Dr Jo H Wilson, healthcare researcher, Newcastle upon Tyne
